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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drill \Drill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drilled}; p. pr & vb n. {Drilling}.] [D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to AS pyrlian pyrelian to pierce. See {Thrill}.] 1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal. 2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline. He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. -- Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: drilled adj : trained in a skill by repetitious practice; "well-drilled in military procedures"
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